He brought back profitable quantities of spices and began to shake up the long-established patterns of trade by the Indians and Arabs. These he managed to elude, and after a final friendly stop in Cannanore arrived back in Lisbon five months later on 23 June 1501, as another hero. He was also allowed to establish a small trading post.Ĭabral was forced to leave Cochin hurriedly on 16 January 1501, when he learned that the zamorin had sent a flotilla of some 80 warships to engage him.
Here, Cabral found a receptive environment and was able to trade for enough pepper and other goods to fill the holds of his ships. On 24 December, Cabral left a smoldering Calicut and sailed south along the coast towards Cochin.
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He topped this all off with a full day of shore bombardment of Calicut and another nearby port. Cabral reacted by seizing another ten Muslim ships, pirating their cargoes, killing their crews and setting the ships ablaze. In response, the Arabs rioted and killed over 50 Portuguese soldiers and most of the Franciscan friars. This time a commercial treaty was successfully negotiated, and he was allowed to set up a factory to process spices.Īll was going well until Cabral decided to seize his first Arab merchant ship loaded with spices. He arrived carrying much more luxurious gifts for the zamorin and proper letters of introduction from King Manuel. From there they headed north along the coast of Africa to Sofala, Kilwa, and Malindi, where they procured fresh produce and water, and then continued across the Ocean to India, reaching Calicut on 13 September. and rendezvous in the Mozambique Channel. The remaining seven did manage to swing around the tip of Africa. After lingering for a while to take on provisions, he resumed his journey and headed east, where his fleet was hit by a nasty storm and five ships were lost. Following the now-standard western swing into the Atlantic Ocean, Cabral added discovery to his mission when he swung out too far and stumbled upon Brazil. He was also tasked with delivering a group of Franciscan missionaries to Calicut to help the Hindus get their religion in line with Catholic orthodoxy.Ĭabral added discovery to his mission when he swung out too far and stumbled upon Brazil.Ĭabral was given a fleet of 13 vessels, and he sailed out on 9 March 1500. 1520) was chosen to lead the next Indies expedition and he was ordered to persuade the zamorin of Calicut to fall in line, take possession of any 'Moor' merchant ships he encountered and bring back as much spice as he could. Upon da Gama's return, the Portuguese Crown began a concerted naval strategy aimed at capturing – by force or by treaty – all the major Indian Ocean ports. His success had come at a great cost in human lives, but the small quantities of spices he had brought back signaled great future profits for the Crown.
Vasco da Gama was given a hero's welcome by the king for opening the sea route to India. Vasco da Gama stayed behind with his dying brother on Cape Verde for about a month and was the last to arrive in Lisbon in early September. Here the ships got separated and headed to Portugal by different routes. His two remaining ships rounded the Cape of Good Hope with little incident and reached the western coast of Africa on 25 April 1499. So many had died that da Gama could no longer man all of his remaining ships, and the leakiest was scuttled. His ships subsequently became trapped at sea by still winds and when they did finally reach Malindi 132 days later, his sailors were again in terrible shape with scurvy. A frustrated da Gama left Calicut on 20 September 1498, ignoring local warnings that the monsoons had not yet turned.
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